Drapery-hanger.



, No. 69l,684. Patented I an.- lllllll 2.

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CHARLES Y. WVHITER, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

DRAPERY-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,684, dated January21, 1902 Applicatioufiled December 2, 1901. Serial No. 84,396. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Y. WHITER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Steubenville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofOhio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDrapery-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to made and usethesame.

This invention relates to meansfor hanging curtains,portieres,andlikedraperies without the use of pins and rings, as generally required,thereby obviating the vexation, loss of time, expense, and injury to thefabric attendant upon the use of such rings and pins.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction. of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to thefollowing'description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modification,still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a front view of a curtain pole and fixtures embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a top view thereof. Fig. 3-is an end view. Fig. 4.- isasection about on the line X X of Fig. 1, showing more clearly the polemembers and clip. Fig. 5 is an end view of the pole [members, the clipand bracket being omitted, showing the position of the curtain ordrapery.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The pole comprises two members 1 and 2, constructed to interlock attheir longitudinal edges and clamp the curtain or drapery 3 betweentheir matching portions. The member 1 is of larger diameter than themember 2 and has a longitudinal recess 4 along one side to provide aseat for the reception of a side portion of the member 2. When the partsare assembled, the interlocking joint formed between them is in therear, so as not to be observable from the front. The curtain, portiere,or drapery 3 may hang from either the front side or the rear of the polemember 1, and by having a portion deflected into the recess 4 by themember 2 the curtain is not liable to slip or become displaced. The part1 is the pole proper, and the part 2 is a clamp-bar and is adapted to beheld in the seat 4 by any selected means, such as the clip 5, secured tothe pole l and adapted to embrace the clamp-bar 2. The clamp-bar 2 is atrifle shorter than the pole 1, so as not to interfere with theornamental ends 6 applied to the extremities of the pole.

A spring-clip 5 is provided for each end of the pole and is constructedof spring-wire or other form of spring metal of sufficient strength tohold the members 1 and 2 together when the curtain or fabric is clampedtherebetween. The clip conforms in side view to the outline of the parts1 and 2 when placed together, the terminal portions of the clip beingspaced apart and rolled, as shown at 7,to provide a finished appearanceand admit of the easy removaland insertion of the part 2 upon theapplication of sufficient force. The spring-clips are preferably securedto the pole 1, so as to prevent displacement and insure properpositioning of the parts. The part of theclip encircling the pole 1 isapproximately of circular form,and the projecting end portions areoppositely curved, so as to embrace the top and bottom sides of themember 2, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4.

The bracket for supporting an end portion 'ofthe pole comprises a seat 8to receive the lower and rear portions of the member 2 and a seat 9 toreceive the lower portion of the member 1. The seat 9 is horizontallyarranged, whereas the seat 8 is vertically disposed. While the bracketmay be construct ed in any convenient way, either by being cast,stamped, otherwise formed, it is preferably constructed of spring-metalstrips bent into the form substantially as shown. Each bracketcomprises, essentially, two strips, one extending from a to a and theother from Z? to b. The strip a a. comprises a horizontal portion 10,which is folded upon itself at 11 and thence bent to provide the seat 8and a portion 12 of the seat 9. The folded portion 11 is strengthened bybeing riveted or otherwise secured, and the outer end of the strip 10 isbent upward, as shown at 13, to rest against the casing of a window orother surface, to which it is secured by a fastening passing through anopening therein. The strip 1) b has its upper end curved, as shown at14, to provide a finish, thence curved to provide the front and lowerportion of the seat 9, thence inclined to provide the brace 15, and thenoutwardly bent, as shown at 16, to rest against a supporting-surface, towhich it is attached by a fastening passing through an opening therein.The lower front end of the strip 12 overlaps the strip 1) I), as shownat a and is riveted or otherwise secured thereto. The portion of theseat 9 forward of the brace 15 is adapted to spring so as to admit ofthe pole being easily placed in position or removed from the brackets,and advantage is taken of this spring portion to materially assist theclip 5 in pressing the members 1 and 2 together, so as to cause them tofirmly clamp the curtain or drapery 3. The seats 8 and 9, as well as thecorresponding parts of the clips 5, conform approximately to the outlineof the members 1 and 2 when fitted together, with the result that saidmembers are held secure against displacement and the curtain preventedfrom slipping.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Meansfor hanging curtains and like draperies, the same comprisingcorresponding pole members adapted to interlock at their longitudinaledges or sides, spring-clips for clamping the pole members andconforming approximately to the outline thereof, and brackets, eachformed of two parts, the upper part comprising an arm, a seat for therear pole member, and an extension forming a part of the seat for thefront pole member, and the lower strip comprising a brace and a curvedportion forming with the extension of the upper strip a seat for thefront member of the pole, substantially as set forth.

2. In a hanger for curtains and like draperies, and in combination withinterlocking pole members, a bracket formed of an upper and a lowerstrip, the upper strip comprising an arm, a curved seat for the rearpole memher, an extension forming a part of the seat for the front polemember and having a fold intermediate of its ends with the foldedportions secured, and the lower strip comprising a brace and a curvedportion forming the remainder of the seat for the front pole member, theextension of the upper strip overlapping the curved portion of the lowerstrip and secured thereto, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES Y. \V III'IER.

